Theme Based Teaching : Learning Pathway in Year 2
At Wellington College International Hangzhou, many aspects of the primary curriculum are taught under the ‘umbrella’ of a series of fascinating themes, with aspects of geography, history, science, ITC, art, design technology, Chinese and English blended into the theme. The themes provide a rich tapestry from which the children’s love of learning and development are fostered.
Michaelmas Term:
The first theme of the year is ‘Toy Museum’. Within English, we read different stories related to this theme such as ‘The Toy Fairy’ by Stephanie Thatcher and ‘The Tin Soldier’ by Russell Punter. Within our writing, the pupils write about their favourite toys, plan and engage in interviews with each other and invite guests in to talk about their favourite toy when they were younger. We use these answers to write biographies.
Lent Term:
When we return to school after out winter holidays pupils will begin their theme on pirates. Within this theme, pupils will write letters, write in the role of a pirate and learn how to write a ‘how to’ guide. In science, they will learn about the suitability of different materials in order to create their own pirate ship. In history they will learn about life aboard a pirate ship and they will study maps within our geography lessons.
Summer Term:
Finally, we will look at rainforests, how we can save our forests through recycling and creating advertisements to help with this. We will also look at poetry about rainforests and pupils will learn different poetic techniques. In science, there will be a large focus on biology, where pupils will look at the interdependence of different animals and plants in the rainforest and create their own mini eco-system. History lessons will focus on how the jungle has changed over the years and geography will focus on how mankind has affected the rainforests in positive and negative ways.
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